Yesterday saw the launch of #BlackoutTuesday, a social media movement where Instagram and Twitter users posted a black square in solidarity with the protests over the killing of George Floyd. The movement was controversial, in and of itself, and that was before the Washington football team got involved.
The team posted a #BlackoutTuesday post to its Twitter yesterday afternoon, and was quickly roasted by all sorts of people, up to and including the congresswoman representing New York’s 14th congressional district, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The main argument: A team with a racist nickname needs to examine itself before it tries to join an online movement, however misguided, fighting racism.
My colleague at USA TODAY Sports Scott Gleeson reached out to the team this morning for comment, but did not immediately get an email returned. We will update the post if the team makes a statement.
